Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Fishin' in the Dark

O.K. so it wasn't exactly dark...but the sky started getting kind of cloudy towards the end of the afternoon on Saturday.
Anyway, Lilly and Avery enjoyed quite a bit of quality time with their dads this weekend. Tania and I enjoyed this too...probably more than Lilly and Avery, in fact. We went to dinner and movie on Friday night while the guys (and I say 'guys' instead of 'dads' because John stopped by to help out, thanks John) and the girls had a little cookout at our house. I don't know any more than that. When Tania and I got home the girls were fed and sleeping soundly so we didn't ask a lot of questions beyond that. But wow, you should have seen the mess! Again, the girls were safe and asleep so we didn't ask....but wow.
Then on Saturday we headed out to my parents' house to do a little fishing. The guys seemed to enjoy the actual fishing more than the girls, but throwing fish food into the lake was a super fun time. And then they feigned mild interest when John caught a catfish, but that didn't last either. Avery even held a fishing pole! But, that novelty passed too when she realized that Nathan wasn't planning to let go of it. However, both girls showed a real interest in the night crawlers...and a small (and terrified) toad, but I ruined that when it crawled up my arm and I shrieked a little...startling Avery and probably making her permanently afraid of toads. Sorry Tania. After all the excitement the sky started to turn grey and the girls had reached their limit on 'dock safety' so we headed home and vowed to do it again another day.
It was a great day for fishing. John caught three catfish, Bryan caught a bluegill and a bass, but the rest of us didn't even get a bite. This picture shows the teamwork that went into landing John's first catch.
Nathan showing Avery a thing or two about angling. Yes, he knows that the pole is upside down...Nathan is left handed.
Lilly is checking the durability of Bryan's pliers before receiving a tutorial about removing a fish from the line.
This has nothing to do with fishing or 'daddy daughter time', but I thought it was too cute not to share. They both kept getting in and out of the car, trading places. It eventually turned to pushing, but even that was kind of cute too. Lilly put her hand on Avery's chest and tried to keep her from getting in the car, Avery looked up at Tania and I and said "push, push" and pointed at Lilly.

Lilly and Avery eventually lost interest in the whole fishing thing. Running in the grass was way more fun.

3 comments:

  1. Looks like a fun day. But this grandma has one question--where are the life jackets? I know, I know there were adults watching them, but it is a grandma's prerogative to worry.

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  2. Good point Grandma and where are the seatbelts and sholder straps in the car? Oh, I guess they're just listening to the car stereo and deciding where to go crusing.

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  3. Grandpa and Grandma both have good points (especially the life jackets). I want to know where the fish were? Cuz Bridgette Ann

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